Billy Mahan(Billy Mayhan)

BORN

1862; San
Francisco, California (Some sources report 1868)

WEIGHT

135-145 lbs

Mahan was a scrappy,
capable fighter who battled
many top men of his day and fought for the Lightweight Championship of
the Pacific Coast; During his career, he defeated George Mulholland,
Billy Shannon, Paddy Purtell, Jack Campbell, Jim Griffin, Charles Carr and John
A. Sullivan